THE "XBOX 359 STEPS BACKWARDS"

After months of waiting, Microsoft finally revealed the Xbox One. They called it an "all in one system" of games, television, and entertainment. It will include 802.11n Wi-Fi, HDMI in and out ports, a 500GB HDD hard drive, 8GB of RAM, an 8-core CPU (yeah, thats definitely fast) and GPU SoC, a blu-ray drive, USB ports, as well as three operating systems being the standard Xbox OS, the kernel of Windows 8 for web applications, and a third platform that connects the two together. It will also have the kinect sensor now built into the system, hence, the "all in one" reference.
The Xbox One was revealed yesterday and put many of its pre-convieved rumours to rest. For one, we found out the name. Microsoft confirmed its title Xbox One, and not Fusion, Xbox 8, Loop, or Xbox 720, which is what I had believed it to be. We also now know that the Xbox won't require an always-on internet connection. However, you have to log on at least once every 24 hours, or you won't be able to play even your offline games. I'm not sure what they're trying to accomplish with that. Another con I learned was that the Xbox One won't be able to play used games. That's right, you'll have to spend money on them brand new, and if you ever get tired of a game, you might as well just throw it away because once you try to sell it or trade it in to get money for it, it'll become useless.
However, I do have some good news for my Halo-fan readers; during the Xbox One reveal, Microsoft announced that they are coming out with original Xbox TV programming, starting with a TV series based on the Halo franchise, and it will be directed by no other than the legendary Steven Spielberg. I can't wait to see the story of Master Chief put into live action. I have no doubts it will be amazing.
We are being given a built-in kinect, skype, simple voice commands and modern multitasking tricks, which are cool, but I was disappointed that they didn't talk much about gaming on the Xbox One, other than sports games and a new COD. I'm also upset about the whole 24-hour and used-game deals. They probably named it the Xbox One because they took 359 steps backwards. We were promised 15 exclusive games on the Xbox One, 8 of which are new titles, but those haven't been mentioned yet. I hope to see a lot of gaming talk at this year's E3.
The new Xbox is supposed to drop some time around autumn this year.